Anybody have luck live trapping a fox?

I'm having fox trouble. As the winter gets colder it or they are getting braver. When it snows you can see their tracks everywhere. When it's not snowing you can see their poop everywhere.

Had one messing with my chickens this morning. I called the division of wildlife for help. They weren't any help. Just told me to kill it. I would have to get a permit to relocate it and it would have to be within 10 miles of the location it was caught and I'd have to have the permission of the land owners before release.

They sure don't make it easy to be humane around here. I really don't want to kill it, but the guy said it's the easiest way.

Not saying what you shouldn't get caught doing, not advocating breaking the law. Not saying what you should or shouldn't do. If it's legal to kiill it and you do not wish to... well, ok, but whatever else you do, just don't get caught doing it. *cough* whatever it is you do. *shifty eyes* or don't do.

Be careful if you live trap foxes. They can carry rabies even if they don't have symptoms and it's not the right season for it. Do not, under any circumstances, let your skin be broken by it.

You could try putting wet dog food out far away from your chickens. The fox would probably prefer not to have to get any closer to humans than necessary. Or else I'd get electric fencing and zig/zag it along the ground around the coop.